Parables are always about God, and God’s kingdom. In both today’s parable of the Dishonest Manager and the previous parable of the Prodigal Son, the head of the household reveals how God deals with us! Our God entrusts treasure to us. God gives us our generous inheritance. And sometimes we squander it through our greed and our mistakes. God knows full well that we will keep making mistakes, and yet God keeps entrusting God’s treasure to us. That’s amazing!!! And when we continue to make mistakes, God’s reaction is not what some would expect. God forgives. God is patient. And God rejoices in our change of heart. These parables call us to remember the treasure God has placed into our hands. God is generous toward us, and urges us to repent of our sinful ways. Amen!
